MATERIAL TYPE ID

[Former Member]

Hi all,

To be able to realize a change of material type on a material through the MMAM transaction, we have to change a material type ID from "Material type for value only materials" to "General material type" so it matches the one of the new material type and transport the modification in our integration environment : Nevertheless the settings is coming back to its original status for the old material type... by itself !

Is there any other settings we have to check that can created an inconsistency if we don't maintain it when we change the material type ID on the old material type?

Thanks in advance for help,

Cheers

Olivier

[Former Member]

Hello SK,

-> The Material type ID indicator (presently used only in Retail) must be the same for the old material type and for the new material type.

What i am actually saying is that when you change the material type ID, this change isn't taken into consideration in the integration environment although it has been transported. It is NOT updated. I have looked at the other conditions and we fulfill them. I have actually be able to change the material type but the material type ID is still not updated.

any help appreciated

[Former Member]

Olivier

for changing the material type the following prerquisites to be ensured

and see the conditions in Bold letters below which I think will clarify your question

If you use the material ledger, the material must be settled in it.

If the old material type did not require you to specify a price control (for example, standard price or moving average price) for the material, the new material type must not be configured such that it allows only standard price as the price control.

If the material has been maintained from the Production Resources/Tools view, this view must also be allowed for the new material type.

If the material is not a configurable material, the new material type must not be allowed only for configurable materials.

In Customizing for the Material Master (in Define Attributes of Material Types), the following indicators must have the same setting for the old material type and for the new material type:

Material for process indicator

Manufacturer part indicator

If inspection plans are required for quality management inspection of the material, they must be allowed for the new material type.

The Material type ID indicator (presently used only in Retail) must be the same for the old material type and for the new material type.

<b>If the material is already in stock, or if reservations or purchasing documents exist for it, the following conditions must also be met:

The stock values of the material of the new material type must be updated in the same G/L account as the stock values of the material of the old material type.

Quantities and values of the material of the new material type must be updated in exactly the same way in all plants as quantities and values of the material of the old material type.</b>

If there is a transfer requirement for the material and if quants of the material exist, the new material type must also allow the material data to be maintained from the Warehouse Management view.

If the material, whose material type you want to change, was handled in batches and if, due to the maintenance statuses of the new material type, the material can no longer be handled in batches, although batches still exist, you cannot change the material type.

regards

SK